The standard procedure of sex and health preservation in ancient times

There is a lot of content about sexual health in ancient times. Using the perspective of modern scientific development to separate the true from the false and take the scientific part will be beneficial to the harmony between husband and wife, family and longevity. I have summarized that there are 8 key points in ancient sex, which can also be understood as 8 steps:

1. Be strong by being calm, and don’t be afraid

The value of sex lies in keeping calm and eliminating emotions such as fear, panic, and irritability. This can be described as the "psychological preparation" stage for sex.

2. Play first and then have fun, and feel the divine pleasure

The ancients clearly realized that foreplay is a kind of pleasure and an indispensable part of sex, which can arouse sexual desire and increase sexual desire.

3. Treat the kidney first and then the heart. Do not force it.

Neither party should be forced if they are not in good condition. Men should not act recklessly when they are unable to do so, and they should certainly not force themselves on women. Sexual intercourse must first have the physiological impulse, and then be carried out according to the psychological impulse. This is called the kidney first and the heart later.

4. Five desires are in harmony, three and five are in harmony

This shows that foreplay requires men and women to reach the best state, that is, the "three extremes" for men and the "five extremes" for women, which show the signs of the "five desires". "Three to the best" and "Five to the best" refer to a state suitable for sexual intercourse. For men, it means that the penis is fully erect (liver qi arrives), the penis is thick and hot (heart qi arrives), and the erection is hard and long-lasting (kidney qi arrives).

For women, these include rosy face, mouth, lips, and brows (heart qi), moist eyelids and affectionate gaze (liver qi), head down and silence, slight sweat on the nose (lung qi), snuggling up to men and leaning on them (spleen qi), and open vulva and overflowing yin fluid (kidney qi). The "Five Desires" are five ways for a man to stimulate a woman's sexual desire: one is to exhale slowly and kiss, making the woman's face warm; two is to hug gently and hold close; three is to suck each other's tongue tips, making the mouth saliva increase and smooth; four is to gently touch sensitive areas; five is to hug each other tightly and rock slowly, making the woman's throat feel dry and swallow her saliva.

5. Take it slow and take it long, and harmony is the most important thing

Calm and steady, harmonious thrusting, neither fast nor violent, soft and lasting, these are the ideal state and requirements of substantive love as defined by the ancients.

The ancients have always emphasized that both parties in love should be satisfied. When a woman reaches orgasm, she has eight different reactions and five different moans that can be observed by her partner.

Ancient sexual techniques included many sexual positions that were said to cure certain ailments. But I think it should be viewed as an art.

8. Weak in and strong out, Qi circulation and brain nourishment

After sex, men should pull out their penis while it is still hard (ecological), not completely flaccid (dead). This is the main content of the ancients' emphasis on sexual health.